schubert

Responses from schubert

Why is modern pop music today so terrible?
Passage of time doesn’t alter whether a musical piece is good or not . What was an open mind at 20 would be an empty one at 80 .I wallow in the past all day , every day , Bach is still perfection 400 years later , 
KEF R700 Opinions please
KEF is one of the original high-end speaker makers .Always have had good designs and built many great speakers .You heard them , that's all that counts . 
R.I.P Glen Campbell
He sang with him on his TV show .Not many know he also played the bagpipes and was a big fan of Scottish folk music ."Galveston " was the troops national anthem in later part of Vietnam war . RIP Glenn . 
Comparing Goldenear Aon 2 and Totem Rainmakers
Simple, Totem makes good speakers . 
Jazz for aficionados
Cool, I always thought he was good . I had a chance to see him practice once , after Brubeck, with a pianist who was a cousin of my girlfriend . 
Why is modern pop music today so terrible?
Elvis was ZERO original ,All he sang was black style and music from Mississippi juke joints .Elling is force of nature original . 
Jazz for aficionados
Amen to 'dat czarivery . chromatic button accordion can combine both even and odd harmonics from the fundamental to the 6th .A one man band , which is why so often used in folk-music.Damn Lawrence Welk gave it a bad name .1\ 
Jazz for aficionados
O-10 If I could do it I would do it .I'm old and sick with the proverbial one foot in the grave and one on a banana peel .Having 4 mini strokes makes learning many small things impossible . 
Looking for upgrade advice
joe, I have clear day shotgun and jumpers I used on my Totem Signature 1’s . Replaced the clear day shotguns with AudioArt SC-5se and there was a noticeable improvement ! Deeper and clearer bass and better harmonics all around .As we all know, cle... 
Jazz for aficionados
Why not try something old but different , Richard Galliano who often plays with Wynton Marsalis ? 
Looking for upgrade advice
Cries out for AudioArt S-5e speaker cables / 
Phono Stage for denon 103r reccomendations
Van Alstine at 500 $ 
Why is modern pop music today so terrible?
Only problem  is mom and pop were right about both . 
Jazz for aficionados
O-10 actually I have written reviews in German Mags, of course that was twenty years and several strokes ago .It would be very helpful to your system to attend a half-dozen or so live Symphonic Concerts if possible , even if you hate them .Especia... 
Jazz for aficionados
Well played violins ? Apart from the fact they are not even violins, I doubtthese women could get a job in any orchestra in the world .Beyond any doubt Pettiford was a great player and did a great job on "Stardust" .For a bass . "Stardust " is one...